DIRECTV Drops OAN; Where You Can Watch It Now
TV Answer Man, DIRECTV just removed OAN! I know it’s because of politics! Do you know if this is permanent or temporary? If it’s permanent, do you know any other place I can watch it without having to get a subscription to another satellite or cable place? — Wendy, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Wendy, DIRECTV announced in January that it would drop the conservative One America News (OAN) when its carriage agreement with the news channel expired — and it expired yesterday. OAN is gone from DIRECTV and it’s unlikely that it will return despite a lawsuit filed by the channel. (DIRECTV Stream and U-verse also cut the channel from their lineups.)
OAN, which has been a favorite channel of former President Trump, has been a political thorn in DIRECTV’s side since Reuters reported last October that AT&T encouraged Robert Herring, the owner of Herring Networks, to start the news channel several years ago. (AT&T was then the sole owner of DIRECTV. The communications giant has since sold a 30 percent minority stake to private equity firm, TPG.)
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The Reuters story triggered a wave of criticism towards AT&T from liberals who say the communications giant is responsible for creating a news channel that Democrats (and even some Republicans) allege engages in purposeful disinformation on topics such as vaccine effectiveness, the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic. OAN denies the charge, saying that it’s simply offering viewpoints that differ from those held by their opponents.
Now that OAN is no longer available on DIRECTV, there are still ways to watch the news channel without having to subscribe to any pay TV service.
Several free streaming services carry OAN Plus, which offers a mix of shows and documentaries pulled from the 24/7 edition of OAN. The list of free services that carry OAN Plus include Pluto, Local Now, The Roku Channel, Distro TV, Klowd TV, Vizio TV and MyTVtoGo.
You can also still watch the main OAN channel by subscribing via Roku’s Channel Store, KlowdTV, CenturyLink PRISM, GCI, Verizon, or Vidgo.
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Dropping OAN is sad!!! And shocking!
AT&T YOU SUCK!!!!!!
That’s ridiculous..we have to watch other political based stations from the other point of view..what is happening in the USA censoring political views. what is this Russia!!!
T cbshese people dont want the truth. They are marxist. They hid the hunter biden labtop story for a year. OAN was called a liar . Now u know the real fakes cnn msnbc cbs nbc.
AT&t you suck
YOU LEAVE ME KNOW CHOISE BUT TO DROP DIRECT TV . ALL BECAUSE OF YOU MADE THIS YOUR POLITICAL AGENDA .
We are going to drop direct tv and AT&T by the end of the month! This is deliberate censoring of top news stories! AT&T.charges to much for phone service and direct tv has turned into a communist station! These companies need to stay out of politics!
AT&T needs to get rid of CNN and MSNBC instead of OAN. I expect AT&T to lower my bill because of 2 channels they cancelled which I watched often, OAN and AWE. AT&T is a woke corporation and I may have to cancel.
Is there any way to add the OAN live app to my apps on LG smart tv without screen mirroring?
I will definitely be looking for a new carrier. Political BS! Maybe Elon can pickup the station.
One needs to koow that the morons at AT&T could screw up an EMPTY ROOM !!
THEY are is TOTAL “damage control” and the ASSCLOWN “RANDAL the “slur per” was the one that got these incompetent (and already dieing) AT&T morons into the “entertainment business” to begin with.
The “IDIOTS” on the board (ALL SENILE) followed the slurps advice and they have L-O-S-T over 150 BILLION and OVER12MILLION subs and DROPPING OVER10 K subs a DAY everyday too since that time.
NOTHING these 5 start “short bus riders” should suprise ANY !!
AT&T had (and I REPEAT) has N-O-T-H-I-N-G to “sell”that will even come remotely CLOSE to what the slurper LOST. (oh and btw THE IDIOTS an WAL MART hired this clown as THEIR new CEO because even the slurp er KNOWS FULL WELL that AT&T (aamericas TERMINAL TELECOM COMPANY) will N-O-T be around to pay the clown his 3 mill a year retirement into the future.TOO BAD that the WALRUS CLOWNS are as stupid and they are published to be too ! (another story for another time)…BUBYE AT&T no one knows that their days are NUMBERED more then THEY DO !!
It was a financial decision to drop it. Viewership on OAN is really low. Why should they keep it on their lineup?
I always watched OAN at noon for straight news. I watched Newsmax today but it is more of a talk show. OAN was the only network to be slowly proven right as other outlets are late but now reporting the things they were reporting a long time ago. The Election was rigged. The vaccines are dangerous. January 6th commission is a bias joke. Now that I don’t have OAN for my news I will be dropping AT&T along with Directv my internet through AT&T. I already know now they will set their sights on Newsmax. This needs to stop.
Very upsetting about OAN? OAN was so great-great reporting- a news station I trusted.
Will OAN ever be brought back?
I now have to rely on Newsmax have.
This is terrible I love that channel please please bring it back all politics
Wrong !!
OAN pays Directv to be carried stupid.
Actually, it’s the other way.
DIRECT TV AND ANY OTHER CARRIER THAT DO NOT CARRY OAN WILL LOSE ME AS A CUSTOMER. DEMOC”RATS” WILL NEVER GET MY VOTE OR RESPECT.
DEMOC”RAT”
Just more proof that liberals only believe in free speech that they approve.
You Are LOSING 2 Faithful Costumers who have been with you for 16 YEARS!!!!
Why So Much WICKEDNESS in eliminating The Only Truthful News Media in AMERICA??
YOU ARE LOSING 2 FAITHFUL CUSTOMERS OF 16 YEARS!!!
It appears that some of these commenters fail to understand that censorship is only applicable when a government does it. Private entities don’t censor, they edit. Clearly AT&T felt there was little to no financial benefit to continue to carry OAN. As a private entity AT&T is under no obligation to carry any content they don’t want to. So as a result they edited OAN out of it’s lineup.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Loving these conservative tears! Keep ’em coming, whiney-babies.
Have been hearing this was gonna happen but hoped direct tv was smart enough to keep OAN on they are obviously not . We are dropping Direct tv and AT&T just like many others will do just because they don’t want us to hear what’s really going on with the corrupt administration sittings in office now. Just can’t see paying hard earned money to watch a bunch of evil America last BS
There are plenty of cable channels with low viewership this is deliberate and wrong
They have cancelled free speech because the WOK crowd no like. Reminds me of the old Soviet Union.
I agree fully
Everyone I know quotes them. Over time everything OAN said proved true.
I am not keeping directv….I’ve been a customer for over 20 + years if it’s a problem for this company to cancel OAN, I will not be a part of this company shame on directv….
I’m dropping direct tv just like they dropped OAN, att your suck big time
This is horrible. The only station that spoke the truth. AT&T is another woke company bending to the left narrative.
It’s called sensor ship. When they are trying to hide the truth or another person views or opinions, because they don’t want you to have or be able to form your own opinions. I have both att and DIRECTV but not for long. I will be changing both.
Dropping OAN is a mistake. I know the reason and it is not money in a contract.
I have been with you for 20 years your speed in my local is 18, most of my friends have 100 or 200. BUT Dropping OAN of political reasons sucks.
Good buy. Larry McHale
Yep we have been customers for over 30 years – definitely considering cancelling both AT&T & Directv. They should cancel ABC, CBS & NBC – maybe even FOX !!!! They are all lies. At least OAN speaks truth
That was one of the worst ideas to dropped One American News.. you suck!!!!
At & T you SUCK the absolute worst for removing an excellent opposite viewpoint channel. This is turning into a total B.S. movement from the left which ALREADY F’D UP the entire country. Keep it up, losers.
You are a jerk and shouldn’t even comment here.
This was a decision based totally on POLITICS and NOT ECONOMICS. I will miss watching and listening to this station.
I will be leaving at the end of my contract in August because y’all suck for taking OAN off air!!
Robin, you’re not engaging in “cancel culture”, are you?
ATT hope you go bankrupt and when Trump gets back in office hope he cancels you
Royal, I thought you Trumpsters didn’t believe in cancel culture?!? My bad.
oh boo hoo lolololol right wing nutjobs lol.. Free market deciding to do free market things and y’all cry like the little snowflakes that you are.
Awww.. crybabies, all of you.
Where are they shipping the sensors? What kind of sensors? What are they sensing? Oh wait.. did you mean censorship? lolol.. none of you are educated, that’s clearly obvious.
Free market doing free market things.
Greg Davies, WOK crowd? Do we have a chef here?
Very sad this happened! I will drop AT&T!
Stop censoring people!